Cadushy Distillery

The Cadushy distillery in Rincon makes liqueur from the kadushi cactus that grows across Bonaire's dry interior, harvesting the columns, extracting the juice and distilling it into a clear green spirit that tastes of very little except the island it comes from. The tasting also runs through liqueurs made for each of the six Dutch Caribbean islands. A garden with the cacti growing sits behind the building. The building it works out of is an old Rincon house adapted for the purpose, and the operation is small enough that the still and the bar sit in the same space.

Highlights

• The cactus spirit - liqueur distilled from the kadushi that covers the island.
• The six island liqueurs - one made for each of the Dutch Caribbean islands.
• The tasting - the run through the range at the bar.
• The garden - the cacti growing behind the distillery building.

When to go

Year round. The distillery keeps set opening hours and closes on some days. Mornings are cooler in Rincon.

Good to know

It is a small operation and the tour is short. The tasting ends in a shop. Opening hours are limited and worth checking before driving up.

Nearby

Rincon is around it, and Gotomeer is west.